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Orcas Island School District, WA

5,450 Population
71.2 square miles 76.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

58.4 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in San Juan County: 56.1 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Washington: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$40,251 ±$3,248 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in San Juan County: $42,307 ±$1,659
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $36,888 ±$168
$51,885 ±$4,173 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in San Juan County: $60,711 ±$2,517
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $70,116 ±$308

12.4% ±2.1% (667  ±115) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in San Juan County: 11.4% † 1,851 (±1.2% / ±197)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 11.5% 821,621 (±0.2% / ±10,508)

18.3 minutes ±1.5 (36,555  ±4,258) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in San Juan County: 15.7 103,345 (±0.8 / ±6,048)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Washington: 27.6 90,445,860 (±0.1 / ±353,130)

Families

2,766 ±118 Number of households
  • San Juan County: 8,025 ±202
  • Washington: 2,800,423 ±5,474
2 ±0.1 (5,424  ±205) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in San Juan County: 2 16,268 (±0.1 / ±77)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Washington: 2.6 7,151,776

2% ±1.3% (16  ±11) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in San Juan County: 3.2% † 86 (±1.2% / ±31)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 5.4% 92,640 (±0.1% / ±2,270)

Housing

4,957 ±102 Number of housing units
  • San Juan County: 14,030 ±71
  • Washington: 3,064,381 ±679

$490,300 ±$24,617 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in San Juan County: $470,500 ±$12,033
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Washington: $311,700 ±$1,121

15.2% ±2.4% (827  ±136.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in San Juan County: 14.6% 2,388 (±1.3% / ±207.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 17.8% 1,283,427 (±0.2% / ±13,174.9)

Social

96.4% ±3.5% (4,386  ±223.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in San Juan County: 95.9% 12,869 (±2.5% / ±331)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 91.1% 4,557,222 (±0.3% / ±14,138.2)
49.4% ±3% (2,248  ±156.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in San Juan County: 48.6% 6,518 (±1.7% / ±229.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington: 35.3% 1,763,261 (±0.2% / ±8,486.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.3% ±1.9% (398  ±106) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in San Juan County: 7.6% 1,243 (±0.8% / ±123)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 14% 1,020,981 (±0.1% / ±8,617)

11.6% ±1.5% (555  ±75) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in San Juan County: 10.8% 1,537 (±0.6% / ±81)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 9.6% 537,713 (±0.1% / ±4,231)
555 Total veterans ±75 525 Male ±71 30 Female ±15

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